PC hardware forum: What RAM chips can I use?

I'm breathing some life into an old computer we have. It's a no name brand put together by a local computer store no longer in business. I took off the cover and saw 1 Samsumg 128mb chip w/ 2 empty slots next to it. The number on the chip is M368L1713CT1-CBO. Is it possible to increase the memory to something like 4gb? What are my options? Thanks. Ed.

I ran a program that identified the motherboard, so now I'm confident about what ram I need to get. Unfortunately from everything I've read, Win98 doesn't run very well with more than 512mb, but 768 can be used with a MS workaround. Can I mix a 512 stick with a 256 stick, or do I need three 256's to make the 768?? Thanks. Ed

and it told me what my motherboard is. I also looked at the motherboard and saw what chipset was installed. I went to the VIA site and located the manual for the board and it confirmed what I was looking at. Mainly the 3 ram slots. I'm only increasing the ram to 768, which is what Win98 is comfortable with, even though the motherboard will take up to 3GB.

When I get the computer online, I will go to the crucial site and run the test anyway to see what it says. Thanks. Ed.

If you get on the Internet with Windows 98, you're going to be highly exposed to viruses and other malware because it's been unsupported for years and thus is lacking a ton of needed updates to patch vulnerabilities. You're also going to find it very difficult to find software that runs on it. If you have some old games you want to play on this dinosaur, that would be OK, but I sure wouldn't want to try going online with something that outdated. Save your money and get a new computer or tablet.

wpgwpg, Thanks. I hear what you are saying. Clamwin supports Win98, but I realize it's only for scanning, not real-time. This is my wife's old computer from when her first 2 kids were young and yes, she has alot of games on it that won't run on anything later than Win98. We are resurrecting this computer for our 5 year old as a first computer. So we might go online a little, but it's mostly for the games she wants to use. No skin off my back. Only spent $4 for an ethernet card, $2.36 for a cable, and $4.95 for a memory upgrade. It's been fun messin' with it. Like you say, if I want to spend any real $ on it I might as well get a new computer.

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